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M. HEBRNER.

BOTTLE FOR INK.. N0. 328,122; Patented Oct. 13, 1885.

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PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE FOR lNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,122,dated October 13, 1885.

Application filed June 29, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARION H. KERNER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, county. and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles or Receptacles for Ink, Medicine, or other Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bottles or receptacles for ink, medicines, or other liquids; and it consists in the construe tion of a bottle of suitable height having a neck so formed that an ordinary fountain-pen filleror medicine-dropper may stand upright therein, and .with the lower portion of its softrubber bulb resting upon the upper edge of the said neck,the mouth of the bottle constituting a cover therefor. I further provide the filler with a washer of some hard material,which is placed above the lower portion of the bulb, the whole being covered by a capthat fits down upon the exterior of the neck of the bottle, and at the same time applies pressure to the washer which rests'upon the lower edge of the soft-rubber bulb of the filler, thus hermetic'ally sealing the bottle, and efiectually protecting both the ink and the filler from oxidation and the production of sediment, and also from the entrance or accumulation of dust and dirt.

The accompanying drawing is a view, partly in elevation and partly in section, showing the arrangement of devices constituting my invention.

A is the bottle or receptacle for the ink, medicine, or liquid, which may be of hard rubber, glass, celluloid, or other suitable sub stance, and it is provided with a short neck, a, the exterior of which is screw-threaded, as shown at a; but I may also provide the same with inclined slots or keys, and in some cases make the same perfectly smooth and plain. The bottomv of the receptacle A may be made higher in the center than elsewhere, for the purpose of deflecting any sediment away from that point;

B represents the well-known stylographicpen filler or medieinedroppcr, usually composed of a small taper-pointed glass tube provided at il s upper end with a soft-rubber bulb, wliii-li,wl|cn collapsed between the thumb and Serial N0.- 170,152. (No mod cl.)

finger, is sufficiently powerful to, by its ex pansion, draw a charge of fluid into the glass tube. This bulb terminates in a flange, 1), of somewhat increased thickness, which, when the filler is in position within the receptacle A, rests upon the top of the neck a, forming a cover therefor.

A co1lar,G,of hard rubber or other suitable material encircles the bulb, and is forced into place in a position resting upon the flange b, where it remains permanently, and, being always in position,will act as a guard to prevent the fluid running back to the fingers should the filler be inverted.

The receptacle A being charged with a supply of fluid, the filler B,with its collar attached, is dropped into the bottle, in which position it forms not only a most convenient stopper or cover for the bottle, but thefillenbeing at all times immersed in the fluidfis prevented from becoming dusty or rendered useless by an ac eumulation of dry fluid, and is at the same time less liable to injury.

In order to more perfectly protect the parts, and at the same time to hermetically close the receptacle A, and thereby prevent injury to its contents by the atmosphere, I provide a cap D, preferably of hard rubber, although it may be made of metal,wood, glass, or other suitable materials. This cap is high enough to contain the bulb b of the filler,and is formed with a shoulder engaging the collar (hand a '1ower.portion,which is screw-threaded or otherwise formed to correspond with the neck a,

and when placed in position will exert pressure upon the collar 0, thereby compressing the flange b and effectually closing the mouth of thereceptacle.

As before stated,the cap maybe held in po' sition by means of screwthreads or inclined recesses or projections upon the neck of the receptacle A; but in some cases I make both the neck and the cap plain and smooth, the cap being held in position by frictional contact therewith.

'It will be obvious that instead of construct- ,ing the collar 0 and cap D separately, I may unite them, forming a flange extending from the interior of the cap far enough to compress the flange b. This may necessitate a slight modification in the bulb b of the filler-as, for

at the same time close the bottle, the closure being subsequently rendered absolute by simply applying the cover B.

When both the bottle and cap are made of hard rubber or similar material, the device may safelybe carried when traveling; but for desk use cheaper material, such as glass, will usually be preferred.

Having described my invention, what I claim is l. The combination of a receptacle for ink, medicine, or other fluid, a pen-filler or medicine-dropper arranged therein and forming a cover therefor, and a cap engaging the neck of the bottle and the lower portion of the bulb of the filler, and thereby securing the filler in position and hermetically sealing the receptacle, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the receptacle A,

having a neck provided with screw-threads a, or their described equivalents, of the filler B, secured by collar 0, and a cap, D,construeted to engage the neck of said bottleand the collar 0, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the receptacle A, having ancck provided with screw-threads a, or its described equivalents, of the tiller B, secured by collar 0, and a cap, D, constructed to engage the neck of said bottle and the collar G, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as;

my invention I have signed my namc,in pres"- enceof two witnesses, this 26th day of June, 1885.

MARION H. KERNER. W i t-nesses:

MILLER O. EARL, W ATSON WAcs'raFr CRAIG.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 328,122, granted October 13, 1885, upon the application of Marion H. Kerner, of New York, New York, the title of the invention ems erroneously written and printed Bottles for Ink, whereas the said title should have been written and printed Bottles for Ink, Medicine, (to. and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein to make the same conform to the record of the case in the Patent Qflice.

Signed,- cou'ntersigned, and sealed this 20th day of October, A. D. 1885.

H. L. MULDROW,

[SEAL] Acting Secretary of the Interior. Oountersigned M. V. MONTGOMERY,

Commissioner of Patents. 

